Wednesday, November 27, 2013

America is broken: Who will fix it?

This
is the document that clearly authorizes what the Federal government is
allowed to do, what authorities and responsibilities the separate
entities of the Government have. It is what Our Troops swear to defend
and what our politicians and judges have sworn to uphold:

We the People of the United States, in
Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic
Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general
Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.

Those words in the first paragraph above are the beginning of an article written on War On Terror News back on Constitution Day 2011.As is pointed out within that article, the US Constitution is but four (4!!!) pages of simple language setting out what America is/will be, and what it is NOT. The foundations upon which a great nation was based seem to have been shaken to the core in recent years, as the current crop of politicians seem determined to over-reach the very clear limits placed upon them within that framework. Today, from where I sit, America is under attack by those very 'servants' of the people who - as noted above - swore to uphold the Constitution. America is broken: Who will fix it? Since the first election campaign of the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania, I have watched the media aid and abet those candidates who preached things like: Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We
are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.On the first campaign Obama repeatedly said things like: America does not need to be
divided and angry. "You can't afford to settle for the same old
politics," and was constantly referred to as the 'great uniter.' He made many silver-tongued promises of how if we just voted for him, he would join us all as one to transform this country, that was forged in those values held most dear by the Founding Fathers. Really? Okay, well not so much. At almost every turn, this administration has been based on the willingness of the uneducated masses to blindly follow an ideology, an agenda, that was based on emotion, rather than a clear articulation of what that transformation really meant. Sure, his golden oratory promised that there would be 'peace in the world; the dawning of a new era' or something like that. A whole new America, where every mouth was fed, and everybody would be healthy and wealthy living in this new nirvana. What he did NOT say explicitly was that government would tell parents what their children would be taught in school (Common Core, anybody?), what those kids must eat in school (Let's Move, courtesy of the missus), a health care system where everybody would have equal access to healthcare, no matter their economical or citizenship status - or their individual choices? (ObamaCare of course!) As for everybody sharing the wealth of America? NOwhere in the Constitution is the power given to the Federal Government to give gazillions of taxpayer dollars to create phantom 'shovel ready' projects to give fake jobs to citizens. All well and good, but the America the Constitution was written in, and for, was an America that ANY and all of those were attainable by the individual effort. They are NOT mandated within the Constitution, nor are they God-given rights. "The PURSUIT...", not the giving. From where I sit, this administration and their policies foisted upon us, has divided America in a way I have not seen before. And I am not alone in seeing this. COL (r) Allen West had this up today.

THIS administration has gone so far outside the Constitution of America, exceeded the mandate set therein, that the evidence of a divided America cannot be ignored, denied.Every President of the United States swears an oath to defend the United States Constitution:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute
the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best
of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of
the United States.

This POTUS has taken this oath twice now, but from where I sit, this self-proclaimed 'Constitutional expert' has wilfully ignored the Constitution, and in so doing, has brought America to a very dangerous precipice. NOwhere in the Constitution does it stipulate that any government (Federal or State) has the right to tell Americans what products they must buy, and then fine them if they do not. NOwhere in that document could I find it stated that it is the duty of the Federal government to tell schools (within different States) what the curriculum should be...

“Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.” - Lenin
“Give me two generations of children of Americans in school without God
and I will take the nation without firing a shot!” - Lenin

Search as I might, I found no dietary mandate for the Federal government within the records. Nor did I find any reference to the Federal government politicians having the duty to enable the ever more greedy, and dependent: the 'give me" generation. As I watch the America I love more divided - and angry - than I ever remember, I see Americans demoralised and asking themselves: Where is my America?There is no denying that America IS broken, and the next question must be: Who will fix it? Our politicians ignore their sworn duty as set out in the Constitution, and forget that they are servants of the people, elected to serve us, not just ensure a lifetime career with the perks - paid for by your taxes - that they somehow see as their right, their entitlement. Dare to challenge that? You are branded a terrorist, un-American, and subject to public ridicule and character assassination. NOwhere in the US Constitution does the president have unlimited power over the people, nor the authority to rule over every aspect of the citizens' lives.Found a very interesting series of videos, where the same simple language as found in the Constitution is used to explain the function and limits of each of the three branches of government. Take a look:

"...their terms [Congress] are short to check corruption... this [the Senate] was designed so their duties would be to have a powerful role in checks and balances to the Federal government , so that it would not gain total power over the people. The Founding Fathers never intended for the Federal government to rule over the states or the people..."

In 1913, the 17th Amendment was implemented, which in effect weakened the individual States' powers to check the Federal government. Go check out the series of videos.One of those videos focuses on the reason the US chose to be a Republic rather than stay under the Rule of a Monarchy.There is a very simple Pledge of Allegiance, that swears (as per the original):

I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

A very interesting history of that can be found here.Part of that History can be found here, where it is noted:

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President
Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating
the 31-word pledge we say today.[...]. Today it reads:

"I pledge
allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all."

An element present in the Pledge, and enshrined within the Constitution, is the pursuit of Liberty...NOwhere in the Pledge of Allegiance, NOR in the Constitution. is there a pledge to whatever president occupies the Oval Office. NOWHERE! Yet, in the current climate in America, partisanship rules the days and the politicians of all stripes demonstrate on a daily basis that their own allegiance is to their own re-election, and their political agenda, to the peril of the citizens. The cost? Freedom and our God-given Rights to Liberty. That 1954 version of the Pledge still stands today, and yes, as noted, it was 'in response to the Communist threat of the times.'That was a very real threat, and in those days America WAS vigilant of any threat to the freedom of the Republic's citizens. As well that might be to today, as we see very real threats to the Liberty and Freedoms determined to beat down the doors of the Republic.From 1930, and still so very relevant today, with current enemies hell-bent on destroying the American citizens' God-given rights to liberty, and freedom to pursue those liberties:

"War to the hilt between communism and capitalism is inevitable. Today, of course, we are not strong enough to attack.

Our
time will come in thirty to forty years. To win, we shall need the
element of surprise. The Western world will have to be put to sleep.
So
we shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on
record. There shall be electrifying overtures and unheard of
concessions.
The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will
rejoice to cooperate to their own destruction. They will leap at another
chance to be friends.
As soon as their guard is down, we shall smash them with our clenched fist."

Declaration by Dimitry Manuilski
Professor at the Lenin School of
Political Warfare in Moscow - 1930

Am reminded of : Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. At this time when Putin is on the world stage - front and center as an effective 'statesman' - as POTUS busies himself with drawing ineffectual red lines, and appeasing our enemies, it seems to me that the wolves have already breached the walls of the Republic. Today, the wolves pervade every level of our government, as the citizenry are apparently intent on proving the truth of those words from 1930;

The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will
rejoice to cooperate to their own destruction. They will leap at another
chance to be friends.

From where I sit, the truth of that is staggering and is happening right before our eyes, and yet the sheep sleep on, as the current administration continues to run full-speed over their Constitutional duties, and implement programs for the 'gimmes' in our midst, all the while stepping into matters that are not their business. Beer summit, anybody? Trayvon Martin ring a bell? Giving trillions of dollars to auto industries? Meddling in private industries by giving away millions of our tax dollars to 'green ideas'? NOwhere in the Constitution is the power given to any government to dictate every detail of the people's lives. NOwhere in the Constitution is it stated that the Federal government can force any free citizen to buy a product, be forced to give financial aid/incentives, but rather they are given freedom to make their own individual choice. On the illegal implementation of ObamCare, someone I know and respect, recently wrote this:

[...]

ObamaCare: It is long past time that
this un Constitutional law be repealed, in its entirety.

And no, I will not entertain arguments
that the SCOTUS ruled, therefore it is Constitutional. The SCOTUS does
not have Constitutional Authority to amend the Constitution, or
legislate from the bench. If you want to claim it's Constitutional,
quote me the entire clause which makes it so; not two words and not a
generality that is defined in following specifics. Quote me the clause
of the Constitution that authorizes the Federal Government to FORCE an
Individual Citizen to buy anything.

All of which is absolutely correct as stated in the simple language of the Constitution. Written over two hundred years ago, the values and rights of the citizens enshrined by the Founding Fathers are still relevant today. BUT as we see, the government insists on ignoring the rights of a FREE people, and imposing their ideology, on an ever more somnambulant population. America IS broken: Who will fix it?Talking with a Military Veteran friend just last night, I was sharing how depressed - how angry - I get at the seeming unwillingness of the citizenry to really grasp the enormity of the current threats to all our Freedoms. As the Military oath sworn by all new recruits says:

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United
States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to
regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
[yes, emphasis mine]

And there is part of my depression: it appalls me that our Troops have gone to far off lands to honor that oath, to advance the cause of freedom in places ruled by tyrants and despots. Yet, when they come home, they find the tyrants are more powerful, more pervasive than could almost be imagined.

There is an old cliche that goes something like 'only those who have fought for freedom, know the true value, the taste of it.' Today, I listen and watch the ever growing segment of our society who have no idea what it means to fight for their freedom. In this time of increasing unemployment stats (and if you believe the official figures released, you really ARE asleep); when a huge percentage of the population is lined up for some form of government hand-out, that they have not earned, I am reminded of the "no such thing as a free lunch' truism. Yes, Obama phones are 'free' for some, and yes, healthcare is 'free' for some, but not only is somebody else (another American citizen) paying for that - again, in direct contravention of the Constitution - but when we as a whole lose our Liberty and our Freedoms because we are too apathetic to fight and defend those very underpinnings of our Republic, there will be NO free anything: Not for you, me or the Obamaphone folks...When our Military Veterans have to fight at home for the respect and care they have earned, because their Commander In Chief disrespects the sacred duty to our Defenders of Freedom, I have to despair. When I see Gold Star Families being threatened with cut off of their rightful due, because of partisan politics, I am beyond angry...OUR Military (no, not "HIS" Troops, as Obama claims) deserves better from a Chief Executive who swore to defend the Constitution. Part of the Constitutional powers given to the POTUS is to do with the "Defense of the Nation." Seems to me that the POTUS bears direct responsibility - within the clear parameters of the Constitution - for ensuring that those he expects to follow his orders, be well provided for both on and off the battlefield. These days, evidence clearly shows, to those of us paying attention, that the Constitution is irrelevant to the CinC, and he ignores it, as and when it suits his political agenda - aided and abetted by his political cronies and hacks, of course....In the Constitution it is clearly stated that defense of our borders is part of the government's duties. Tell that to the family of Brian Terry. (Go watch the video at that link. Unbelievable) Tell that to the family of the rancher in AZ who was murdered.Neither of these lives would have been lost, if the Federal government adhered to the Constitution (and we won't even get into Fast and Furious here, where the guns were supplied by the US DoJ and then proven to be used against Americans because of the open, porous border.) Go here to see how the dereliction of duty by the Homeland Security government department directly affects the US Border Control's ability to defend against all foreign enemies. Gone are the days when oppressed people eagerly grasped the legal opportunity to enter the US, and earn the rights of Freedom and Liberty accorded American citizens. Nowadays we have a POTUS and DoJ who are actively lobbying to reward those illegals who scurry across the unguarded borders in the dark of night. NOwhere in the Constitution does it give this power to POTUS, a deliberate flouting, blatant disrespect of the Republic's laws. And if you don't understand the magnitude of that problem, go look at some videos of the hundreds, yes hundreds, who weekly break our laws, confident that they can rape, murder and more, as they are promised amnesty, and given short-cuts to citizenship of America, that they have not earned. Freedom and Liberty in America - FOR Americans - is under attack, and we have lost our way from the Founding Fathers' vision of this great Republic.

Our Founding Fathers, here in this country, brought about the only true revolution that has ever taken place in man's history. Every other revolution simply exchanged one set of rulers for another set of rulers.

But only here did that little band of men so advanced beyond their time that the world has never seen their like since, evolve the idea that you and I have within ourselves the God-given right and the ability to determine our own destiny. But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream.

The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don't do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free.
Thank You.

And then there is Mark Twain, who is also credited with "what the government giveth, the government can take away":

“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private
affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless trouble, [...] and there is great danger that our people will
lose our independence of thought and action which is the cause of much
of our greatness, [yes, emphasis mine] and sink into the helplessness of the Frenchman or
German who expects his government to feed him when hungry, clothe him
when naked, to prescribe when his child may be born and when he may die,
and, in time, to regulate every act of humanity from the cradle to the
tomb, including the manner in which he may seek future admission to
paradise.” – Mark Twain, “Official Physic,” The Twainian, November, 1943

The list is long, yet simplicity itself, of the Freedoms - God-given Rights - paid for and earned by Americans, and I have but scratched the surface of those under attack. The attack on the Second Amendment Rights is a battle being fought in parts of the country, as America-loving Patriots understand very well that sometimes we really DO need to fight to maintain the Freedom and Liberty enshrined in our Constitution.America is so broken. WHO will fix it?Today this question is so critical, as we face such dangerous threats within our country. We have lost the "one nation under God," and from where I sit, the Republic is in grave danger of collapse.

The Constitution begins: We, the people" and it is my firm belief that only when We, the People wake up and see that it only by our own actions, will we save our Republic. WE who care about our Constitution, who believe that our Freedoms and Liberty ARE our God-given Rights, that no mere politician can squander for their own gain, must defend America.

Am I suggesting we all take up our weapons, and stage an armed insurrection? No. What I am suggesting, URGING, is that all of us who see the precipice directly in front of us, continue to educate the sheep - after we have woken them up, of course! - and make them understand what is at stake here. Read and re-read the Constitution, so that you understand the foundations of America. Demand that every politician set aside their partisan politics, throw away their party loyalties, and demonstrate their loyalty to our country, our Constitution. If they are not capable of that, throw them out of office, and elect those Americans who WILL honor our Founding Fathers' vision of this great Republic.

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.